Increased growth of micropropagated banana (Musa paradisiaca) with VAM symbiont

Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-154

  Thaker, M N ^a   Jasrai, Y T ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Banana; Increased growth; Micropropagation; VAM

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449083595     PISSN: 18173721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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